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					<h1> Simple TimeZone Converter Help </h1>

					<h2>Motivation</h2>
					I wrote this timezone converter simply because I did not find any other timezone tool that let me convert very easily, <br>
					without having to go through complicated lists, selections etc. Ideally I wanted a single textbox where I could enter <br>
					<i><font color=blue>nov 29 2006, 10:30am est to ist</font></i> and that's it. <br><br>

					I also know that entering freeform text may result in variations of text, and I should not be bothered with it.<br>
					<br> This program can also take multiple destination timezones separated by commas <br>


					<h2> Quick Start </h2>

					In its simplest form, all you need is to enter text in the first input area (Time). Ignore the rest. <br>
					The format is:<br><br>

					<font color=blue><i>source</i> to <i>destination1 [, destination2,..., destinationN]</i></font> <br><br>

					Where <i>source</i> is the time (and/or date) you want to convert from, <i>destination</i> is the TIMEZONE you want to convert to.<br>
					Timezones can be entered as "full timezones" (e.g. America/New_York), "short codes" (EST), or convenience names(e.g. "maryland","ca")<br> *see note on convenience names below<br>


					<h3>Valid Examples:</h3>
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					"9:30pm mar 14 2008 india to paris,london,amsterdam,MST"<br>
					"10:0 pm est to mst"<br>
					"10pm CST to IsT" <Br>
					"november 12, 1990 14:00 america/new_york to pst" <br>
					"12 nov 2007 3pm pst to gmt" <br>
					"est to mst" (this will tell you what the current local time in est is in ist)<br>
					
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					As you can see, the text can be very free flowing and the parser accepts many variations. <br>
					You can play around and figure out what variations don't work. <br>
					The need was not to have a fool proof parser, but use one that accepts many acceptable formats. <br><br>

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					NOTE: If you want to see more details, while converting time, check the "Debug" box - it is quite useful, especially when<br>
					you think the conversion is not right. More likely, you entered something ambiguous and I did my best guess</br>
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					<h2>Adding Convenience Mappings</h2>
					You can add any amount of convenience mappings. Just open "mycities.inc" and add away<br>
					The format is: <font color=blue>convenience_name:timezone</font><br>
					example: to say "rockville" should map to "America/New_York", simply add:<br>
					rockville:America/New_York to the end of mycities.inc<br>
					Now, if you enter "8:30pm rockville to london", the program will know rockville is America/New_York<br>
					
	
